About community housing providers
Community housing providers (CHPs) are housing providers that have as one of their objectives, the provision of social rental housing or affordable rental housing or both. This housing is provided under the provisions set out in the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
Some registered CHPs also offer other tenure types.
The provision of social or affordable rental housing must be managed separately from any support services also offered by CHPs. Without an appropriate separation of services, tenants may feel obligated to accept support services out of concern that any refusal to accept social services the landlord offers may put their tenancy at risk.
The type of housing must be appropriate for long-term independent rental living, for example, generally it can’t be a boarding house with shared facilities.
Many local councils also provide rental housing for those in need in their community.